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cvschroot
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Danger level: Low

Contacts repository: No

This deals with a repository move by tweaking the working copy to point
to the new repository.  This is useful when a repository is copied en
masse to a new location.  When that happens, none of the revisions are
affected, but the CVS/Root (and possibly the CVS/Repository) file of
every working copy must be updated to point to the new location.  Using
cvschroot is a lot faster than checking out a new copy.  Another
advantage is that it doesn't lose your local changes.

Usage:

     floss$ cvschroot NEW_REPOS

For example:

     floss$ cvschroot :pserver:newuser@newhost.wherever.com:/home/cvs/myproj